Quotes about happiness
248 quotes from 159 people
Only a man who lives not in time but in the present is happy.
Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951Journal entry (8 July 1916), p. 74eThe soul may sleep and the body still be happy, but only in youth.
MMMignon McLaughlin1913–1983The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook (1981)Find a place where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
Joseph Campbell1904–1987A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living (1991), p. 152There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness.
John Buchan1875–1940Pilgrim’s Way (1940), p. 117- Joseph Campbell1904–1987The Power of Myth (book), p. 120
Sydney Smith1771–1845Lady Holland’s Memoir (1855), Vol. I, ch. 6, “Of Friendship”, p. 178
Philip James Bailey1816–1902Festus (1839)
Sam Harrisborn 1967Sam Harris, Taming the Mind (April 12, 2014)
C. S. Lewis1898–1963Out of the Silent Planet (1938), spoken by Hyoi
Richard Bachborn 1936The Bridge Across Forever (1984)The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much.
William Hazlitt1778–1830“Common Places,” No. 1, The Literary Examiner (September—December 1823), reprinted in The Collected Works of William Hazlitt (1902-1904)If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.
Richard Bachborn 1936Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977)The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.
Neil Gaimanborn 1960“Gunpowder treason and plot” Blog entry (5 Nov 2004)
